mmarsh
Active member
Tempting as it might be, you cannot use violence against peaceful demonstrators. We are a democracy after all...
I view this issue like a view the flag burning one. I believe in a strict interpretation of the 1st Amendment, that includes Offensive free speech. The constitution was written to protect the rights of self-centered whackjobs regardless of their cause from radical Maxists on the left to Neo-Nazis on the right.
While I oppose an outright ban, I DO think their should be certain restrictions so that these nutcases cannot actually interfere or disrupt the service, keeping them at a certain distance for example...
Also I think ALL funerals (not just military) should be protected, so for example people attending the service of someone who died from AIDS doesnt get the Christian Fundimentalists chanting "F*** Burn in hell!' during the wake.
Oh, and to anyone who is about to paint me with the American unpatriotic brush, my objection is strictly constitutional you'd never see me protesting a funeral, not even at a Neocons...
I view this issue like a view the flag burning one. I believe in a strict interpretation of the 1st Amendment, that includes Offensive free speech. The constitution was written to protect the rights of self-centered whackjobs regardless of their cause from radical Maxists on the left to Neo-Nazis on the right.
While I oppose an outright ban, I DO think their should be certain restrictions so that these nutcases cannot actually interfere or disrupt the service, keeping them at a certain distance for example...
Also I think ALL funerals (not just military) should be protected, so for example people attending the service of someone who died from AIDS doesnt get the Christian Fundimentalists chanting "F*** Burn in hell!' during the wake.
Oh, and to anyone who is about to paint me with the American unpatriotic brush, my objection is strictly constitutional you'd never see me protesting a funeral, not even at a Neocons...